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Hi everyone,

With regards to scaling up the drawings to 31/2" gauge, LBSC does mention that the loco can be scaled up to 31/2" gauge in his introduction to the article. He doesn't say anything about scaling down or scaling up to more than 31/2" gauge. I think I would be more suited to building and running a 31/2" gauge engine but as this is going to be my first loco build I'm not particularly fussed about the scale of the engine.

Just another note, LBSC says that the boiler fittings for the engine are ones that have been described in his previous articles. The drawings I have don't include any fittings however I spotted a drawing for a set of fittings (regulator, blower and water level test valve) in a later magazine for LBSC's 11/4" 'Netta' (issue number 2802, February 3rd, 1955). Does anyone know if the fittings described for 'Netta' are worthy of being scaled up and used for 'Pixie'?

Many thanks,

Dan.

Thanks for the reply Neil. I haven't been able to find anything on this little locomotive anywhere on the internet and being a 'lost locomotive' I now understand why!

I have read through the lists of materials and his techniques and I have been able to make some personal modern developments to the drawings. I think I will undertake the build of the engine but I will scale it up to 3 1/2" gauge so I can try it out on my local track.

Thanks a lot,

Dan.

Hi everyone,

I was given a box full of old Model Engineer Magazines from the 50's by my local model engineering club of which I am a member. As I was reading through a few of the books, I came across an article about a small 2 1/2" gauge locomotive with oscillating cylinders on a single driving wheel. The article is named, "The Children's Own Locomotive". The article is in two parts, spread over two magazines and specifies all the drawings and instructions needed to make the locomotive.

I was wondering if anybody out there has read this article or has built or seen one of these engines as I am thinking of having a go at building it.

Any information will be much appreciated.

Many thanks,

Dan.